would 5K be too much to ask for?!

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I have a welsh D 2 yr old who am planning to maybe keep as my riding horse when hes older, i do have a cob mare but i want to go down the showing route with the welsh and do more dressagey stuff with him. I love my cob but shes not enough for me - ambition wise so thinking of maybe selling her on next year as a 5yr old.
Shes Very safe and extremely sensible 4 yr coloured LW cob mare - very striking to look at, very placid and laid back but not a complete plod, excellent in traffic, will go out alone or in company first or last, doesn't get excited or silly. Scored 67% first dressage test (w&t) and 2nd in a cob class - very promising where the judges words. Would suit a nervous/older rider - my 2 young children have plodded about on her. Have had alot of people enquiring about her at shows, shes very popular!
Travels like a pro, very sensible at shows.
Planning on working on the schooling a bit more this summer, bit of jumping and get her out more, and possibly a bit of cubbing in the autumn - (hoping she will prove to be sensible out cubbing)
If i where to sell this mare next spring do you think £5k would be too much?!
 
honestly...id pay more like 2.5-3.5k

you didnt say height? so that money ^ would depend on something around 15.2 that the family could ride.
 
this will get pulled;)

but yes, i think 5k is too much given the fact no matter how good she is, she is still lacking mileage and green. Id say £2500- to £3000 if you're lucky.
 
Without sounding rude...yes, i think 5K sounds allot especially in the current market but who knows how prices will differ next year.
If you feel you would get 5k then advertise at that and see what the response is, you can always come down if you feel you need to or maybe next year you might think shes worth more?
 
You are saying next spring when she is 5, if she is going exceptionally well on the flat, is good enough to show at above local level, is super well mannered out hunting and in genuinely safe in every other way you may be able to ask £5k but I would not expect you to get that much in all honesty. Possibly around 4250 but she will still need to be all the above.
 
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You are saying next spring when she is 5, if she is going exceptionally well on the flat, is good enough to show at above local level, is super well mannered out hunting and in genuinely safe in every other way you may be able to ask £5k but I would not expect you to get that much in all honesty. Possibly around 4250 but she will still need to be all the above.
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i paid a damn sight less for my reg Sec D mare, 7 year old, who had won local dressage leagues, won inhand and undersaddle showing, has a cracking jump and is forward with a fab engine but totally sane and straightforward:D
 
With the prices as low as they are at the moment, yes £5k is way too much - even going well in the flat and generally being a good allrounder I would not be thinking of any more than £2500. Sorry, hope you're not offended by that and I'm sure a few years ago £5k would have been realistic but the market for horses is not good at the moment unless they really are exceptional.
 
The OP said it's a lightweight 15.1 cob not a native. She is keeping her native.

If the horse measures in. Is correct in conformation and way of going and continues being schooled and competing through until next spring it may well fetch excellent money.

Op if it's good enough, register it and get a few novice cob/lightweight cob county placings under it's belt, plus add a handful of dressage points to it's CV and you will be looking at a tidy sum for it.

However, if it does not fit the above, you are way over priced.
 
I think it also depends what area of the country you are in. The age will go against you if you are looking to sell to a novice....someone I know just paid £4k for a superb cob who has done very little but is 7 and has the most AMAZING safe temperament...she paid the money for the 'safety' element....but she wouldn't have paid over the odds for a 5yo.
 
Personally in today's market I think that is too much. We sold a safe Welsh D for 4.5k when the market was much more seller friendly some years ago, and he was rising 7 and had done a lot more than your horse. However we did have offers of 5/6k due to how safe and sensible he was for kids, as well as being capable of pony club intermediate level eventing, so people will pay more for truly sane horses but it would probably take much longer to find a buyer.
 
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Depends HOW safe, HOW good looking and HOW nice to ride. But if hunts well and can get high 60's BD prelim then with the right advert close to 5k is achievable
 
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